Kat Hughes

’Escape Room 2: Tournament of Champions’ Review: Dir. Adam Robitel [A Scare a Day]

Adam Robitel’s Escape Room was one of the more pleasant surprises of 2019’s genre offerings.

’The Forever Purge’ Review: Dir. Everardo Gout [A Scare a Day]

Starting in 2013, The Purge is a franchise that I’m not sure many thought had legs. Since those humble beginnings though we’ve had a further four films, and even a television series, that have explored the world of an alternate America in which, for one night a year, all crime, even murder, is legal.

‘The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It’ Review: Dir. Michael Chaves [A Scare a Day]

Ed and Lorraine Warren (once more played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) return with yet another terrifying case in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.

‘The Beta Test’ Review: Dirs: Jim Cummings & PJ McCabe

Jim Cummings has been steadily making his name as a multi-hyphenated filmmaker.

‘Death of a Vlogger’ Review: Dir. Graham Hughes [A Scare a Day]

Playing out as more of a mockumentary with found footage elements, Death of a Blogger recounts the story of Graham (played by director Graham Hughes), an ill-fated vlogger who rose to fame after capturing a paranormal incident on camera.

’Halloween Kills’ Review: Dir. David Gordon Green [A Scare a Day]

‘Teddy’ Review: Dirs. Ludovic & Zoran Boukherma [A Scare a Day]

French film Teddy offers a new take on the werewolf / body horror story in that it approaches the scenario in a fairly minimalist manner.

‘The Unholy’ Review: Dir. Evan Spiliotopoulos [A Scare a Day]

Based on James Herbert’s 1983 novel Shrine, The Unholy, directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos, was one of the first films released into cinemas when they reopened in May. Opening alongside higher profile horror franchises such as Saw and The Conjuring, The Unholy got a little lost. Now though, the film gets its second chance as itContinue reading “‘The Unholy’ Review: Dir. Evan Spiliotopoulos [A Scare a Day]”

‘Malignant’ Review: Dir. James Wan [A Scare a Day]

James Wan is no stranger to the world of horror. The Australian filmmaker burst onto the genre scene in 2004 alongside film school buddy Leigh Whannell with the iconic Saw.

‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’ Review: Dir. Darren Lynn Bousman [A Scare a Day]

It was 2004 that the first Saw film was released. It was an instant horror classic and as each subsequent sequel arrived into multiplexes, they became the event film of everyone’s Halloween.